Joe M. Morris Piano Roll Collection | Music Library

Rolls are in numerical order according to numbers assigned by the collector. The collection is divided into five series of roughly 1000 items, and a sixth series for the remainder. Series are divided into subseries approximately every 100 items, which are grouped by box number.

Scope and Contents: The collection consists of 5431 piano rolls, containing Western art music and American popular songs, as well as folk and novelty tunes. A majority of the popular songs are arranged as fox trots; many rolls also include lyrics which scroll as the roll progresses.